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{{Infobox Film
{{Infobox television
| name = The Ron Clark Story
| image = The Ron Clark Story.jpg
| image = The_Ron_Clark_Story.jpg
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| caption = DVD cover
| producer = [[Jody Brockway]]<br>''[[Howard Burkons]]''<br>[[Tom Cox]]<br>[[Brenda Friend]]<br>[[Adam Gilad]]<br>[[Paul Jackson]]<br>[[Craig McNeil]]<br>[[Murray Ord]]<br>[[Jordy Randall]]
| writer = [[Annie deYoung]]<br>[[Max Enscoe]]
| genre =
| creator =
| starring = [[Matthew Perry (actor)|Matthew Perry]]<br>[[Ernie Hudson]]
| director = [[Randa Haines]]
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| distributor = [[Turner Network Television|TNT]]
| runtime = 96 minutes
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| director = [[Randa Haines]]
| language = English
| writer = {{unbulleted list|Annie deYoung|Max Enscoe}}
| released = [[January 13]], [[2006]]
| starring = [[Matthew Perry]]<br />[[Ernie Hudson]]
| music = Mark Adler <!-- Different Mark Adler. Musician, not Mathematician/Cryptologist -->
| budget = unknown
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| country = United States
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| editor = Heather Persons
| cinematography = Derick Underschultz
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'''''The Ron Clark Story''''' (also known as '''''The Triumph''''' in [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Belgium]], the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and the [[Philippines]]) is a [[2006]] [[television film]] that premiered on [[Turner Network Television|TNT]] on Sunday, [[August 13]], [[2006]]. Based on the real educator [[Ron Clark (teacher)|Ron Clark]], it centers on the title character, a teacher from a small town, who moves to [[New York City]] and tries to make a difference in the lives of his students, despite nobody, including the students themselves, believing in them. The film was sponsored by [[Johnson & Johnson]].
'''''The Ron Clark Story''''' (also known as '''''The Triumph''''') is a 2006 American television film starring [[Matthew Perry]]. The film is based on the educator [[Ron Clark (teacher)|Ron Clark]]. It follows the tale of an idealistic teacher who leaves his small hometown to teach in a New York City public school, where he faces trouble with the students.

The film was directed by [[Randa Haines]], and was released directly on television, premiering on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] on August 13, 2006 and was later released on DVD in the 10 Movie Kid's Pack Volume 3 by [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/10-Movie-Kids-Pack-James-Jones/dp/B0055SJXMI/ |title= 10-Movie Kid's Pack V.3 |website=Amazon |date= 2 August 2011 |access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
'''The Ron Clark Story''' follows the inspiring tale of an energetic, creative and idealistic young teacher who leaves his small [[North Carolina]] hometown to teach in a New York City public school. Through his passionate use of special rules for his classroom, highly innovative teaching techniques and an undying devotion to his students and helping them cope with their problems, Clark is able to make a remarkable difference in the lives of his students. For one young girl trying to attend school while helping to raise her siblings, he offers a chance for her to overcome her situation and become one of the class' top students. For a young man with a penchant for graffiti, he offers an ideal outlet for artistic expression. Even when he is almost overcome by pneumonia, Clark continues to work with his students, hoping that he can raise their test scores to an acceptable level, or possibly even higher.
However, when Mr Clark returns, he finds out his class did not deliver the goods but he remains optimistic about their chances. The kids sit in the state exams and a few days later, Mr Clark takes the kids to see the Phantom of Opera. In the end, Principal Turner reveals that Mr Clark's class got the highest average in the state and Mr Clark was regarded by his students as their best teacher in the world.


In 1998, Ron Clark leaves his teaching job at an elementary school in his North Carolina hometown, where he is known for his innovative teaching methods which results in raising test scores. He decides to look for a teaching job in a tough New York City inner city school where he feels he could be more useful. He finds a job at Inner Harlem Elementary School, where the students are sorted according to their potential.
==Cast==
*[[Matthew Perry (actor)|Matthew Perry]] as [[Ron Clark (teacher)|Ron Clark]]
*[[Brandon Smith (actor)|Brandon Smith]] as Tayshawn
*[[Hannah Hodson (actor)|Hannah Hodson]] as Shameika
*[[Ernie Hudson]] as Principal Turner
*[[Melissa De Sousa]] as Marissa Vega
*[[Patricia Idlette]] as Devina
*[[Jerry Callaghan]] as Ron Clark Jr.
*[[Marty Antonini]] as Howard
*[[Baljeet Balagun]] as Badriyah's Father
*[[Patricia Benedict]] as Jean Clark
*[[Judith Buchan]] as Snowden School Principal
*[[Candus Churchill]] as Doretha Wallace
*[[Griffin Cork]] as Hadley
*[[Pamela Crawford]] as Ms. Benton
*[[Isabelle Deluce]] as Alita Sanchez
*James Dugan as Mr. Lively
*[[Bren Eastcott]] as Badriyah
*[[Chris Enright]] as Superintendent
*[[Aaron Grain]] as Jason
*[[Wally Houn]] as Chef
*[[C.J. Jackman-Ziganto]] as Y'landa
*[[Patti Kim]] as Tisha
*[[Lashonda Mitchell]] as Raquel


The principal of the school believes Clark may be too "nice-looking," to take on the rough, disruptive students in a sixth-grade class that has just been abandoned by their teacher. He offers Clark a third-grade class, but Clark insists on taking the older kids that nobody else wants. He quickly learns that it will be a battle of wills between himself and his students to see who can outlast the other. He struggles to understand them, both individually and collectively, before he can teach them the standardized materials.
==Awards and nominations==
In December 2006, [[Matthew Perry (actor)|Matthew Perry]], who plays Ron Clark, was nominated for the Best Actor [[Golden Globes|Golden Globe]] and again at the [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. In addition to Mr. Perry’s nods, the film was nominated for a [[Directors Guild of America]] Award for Director [[Randa Haines]], a [[WGA Award]] for Writers Max Enscoe and Annie de Young, and a [[Broadcast Film Critics Association]] Award for Executive Producers [[Howard Burkons]] and [[Brenda Friend]].


==Cast==
On November 30, 2006, the [[Family Television Awards]] honored TNT and Ms. Friend and Mr. Burkons for producing the “Best TV Movie/Drama for 2006.” On March 10, 2007, the 28th Annual Young Artists Association honored the film as the “Best Family Television Movie or Special,” and gave Hannah Hodson the award for “Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) Leading Young Actress."
* [[Matthew Perry]] as [[Ron Clark (teacher)|Ron Clark]]
* [[Melissa De Sousa]] as Marissa Vega
* [[Patricia Idlette]] as Devina
* [[Ernie Hudson]] as Principal Turner
* [[Hannah Hodson]] as Shameika Wallace
* [[Brandon Mychal Smith]] as Tayshawn Mitchell
* [[Micah Stephen Williams]] as Julio Vasquez
*Jerry Callaghan as Ron Clark, Sr.
*Marty Antonini as Howard
*Patricia Benedict as Jean Clark
*Vashon Baker as Student


== Reception ==
On March 15, 2007, the film received the prestigious [[Christopher Award]] for TV and Cable. Among the filmmakers recognized for their work were Director Randa Haines, Writers Max Enscoe and Annie de Young, and Executive Producers Howard Burkons and Brenda Friend.


=== Accolades ===
In July 2007, it was nominated for three [[Emmy Awards]]; Gary M. Zuckerbrod, Lonnie Hamerman, Bonnie Finnegan, Rhonda Fisekci, and Candice Elzinga for Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special, [[Matthew Perry (actor)|Matthew Perry]] for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie, and Executive Producers Howard Burkons, Brenda Friend, [[Adam Gilad]], [[Sunta Izzcupo]], [[Jody Brockway]], and Producer [[Craig McNeill]] for Outstanding Made For Television Movie.
{| class="wikitable"
==Ratings==
!Association
Good
!Category
!Recipient
!Result
!Ref
|-
|[[Rosie Awards|AMPIA Awards]]
|Best Costume Designer
|Christine Thomson
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="23" |<ref>{{Citation|title=The Ron Clark Story|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473389/awards|access-date=2018-10-30}}</ref>
|-
|[[American Cinema Editors]]
|Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Commercial Television
|Heather Persons
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Casting Society of America]]
|Best Movie of the Week Casting
|Gary M. Zuckerbrod<br/>Bonnie Finnegan
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Christopher Award]]s
|Television
|Howard Burkons<br/>Brenda Friend<br/>Randa Haines<br/>Max Enscoe<br/>Annie DeYoung
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award]]s
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries|Best Picture Made for Television]]
|''The Ron Clark Story''
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Directors Guild of America]]
|[[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television]]
|[[Randa Haines]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|Family Film Awards
|Best TV Movie/Drama
|Howard Burkons<br/>Brenda Friend
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |Gold Derby Awards
|TV movie/Mini Lead Actor
|[[Matthew Perry]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|TV movie/Mini Lead Actor of the Decade
|Matthew Perry
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Golden Globe Award]]s
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television]]
|Matthew Perry
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Motion Picture Sound Editors]]
|Best Sound Editing in Music for Television – Long Form
|Joanie Diener
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|NAMIC Vision Awards
|Best Actor – Drama
|[[Ernie Hudson]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |OFTA Television Awards
|Best Motion Picture
|''The Ron Clark Story''
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
|Matthew Perry
|{{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Primetime Emmy Award]]s
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie|Outstanding Made for Television Movie]]
|''The Ron Clark Story''
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]]
|Matthew Perry
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special|Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special]]
|Gary M. Zuckerbrod<br/>Lonnie Maherman<br/>Bonnie Finnegan<br/>Rhonda Fisekci<br/>Candice Elzinga
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries]]
|Matthew Perry
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Writers Guild of America]]
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Long Form – Original|Long Form — Original]]
|Max Enscoe<br/>Annie DeYoung
|{{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Young Artist Award]]s
|Best Family Television Movie or Special
|''The Ron Clark Story''
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress
|[[Hannah Hodson]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor
|[[Brandon Mychal Smith]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor
|Micah Williams
|{{Nominated}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0473389|title= The Ron Clark Story}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0473389|title= The Ron Clark Story}}
*''[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_ron_clark_story The Ron Clark Story]'' on [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
*{{imdb name|id=0122048|name= "Howard Burkons"}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060813122204/http://www.tnt.tv/title/?oid=633246 Official website]
*{{imdb name|id=0295516|name= "Brenda Friend"}}
*{{imdb name|id=0295516|name= "Adam Gilad"}}
*[http://www.ronclark.info/story/ Ron Clark Story]
*[http://www.tnt.tv/title/?oid=633246 Official Site]


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Latest revision as of 23:34, 19 November 2024

The Ron Clark Story
DVD cover
Written by
  • Annie deYoung
  • Max Enscoe
Directed byRanda Haines
StarringMatthew Perry
Ernie Hudson
Theme music composerMark Adler
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
  • Jody Brockway
  • Howard Burkons
  • Tom Cox
  • Brenda Friend
  • Adam Gilad
  • Paul Jackson
  • Craig McNeil
  • Murray Ord
  • Jordy Randall
CinematographyDerick Underschultz
EditorHeather Persons
Running time96 minutes
Production companiesOld Beantown Films
Granada America
MAGNA Global Entertainment
TNT Original Production
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseAugust 13, 2006 (2006-08-13)

The Ron Clark Story (also known as The Triumph) is a 2006 American television film starring Matthew Perry. The film is based on the educator Ron Clark. It follows the tale of an idealistic teacher who leaves his small hometown to teach in a New York City public school, where he faces trouble with the students.

The film was directed by Randa Haines, and was released directly on television, premiering on TNT on August 13, 2006 and was later released on DVD in the 10 Movie Kid's Pack Volume 3 by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment in 2011.[1]

Plot

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In 1998, Ron Clark leaves his teaching job at an elementary school in his North Carolina hometown, where he is known for his innovative teaching methods which results in raising test scores. He decides to look for a teaching job in a tough New York City inner city school where he feels he could be more useful. He finds a job at Inner Harlem Elementary School, where the students are sorted according to their potential.

The principal of the school believes Clark may be too "nice-looking," to take on the rough, disruptive students in a sixth-grade class that has just been abandoned by their teacher. He offers Clark a third-grade class, but Clark insists on taking the older kids that nobody else wants. He quickly learns that it will be a battle of wills between himself and his students to see who can outlast the other. He struggles to understand them, both individually and collectively, before he can teach them the standardized materials.

Cast

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Reception

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Accolades

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Association Category Recipient Result Ref
AMPIA Awards Best Costume Designer Christine Thomson Won [2]
American Cinema Editors Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Commercial Television Heather Persons Nominated
Casting Society of America Best Movie of the Week Casting Gary M. Zuckerbrod
Bonnie Finnegan 		Nominated
Christopher Awards Television Howard Burkons
Brenda Friend
Randa Haines
Max Enscoe
Annie DeYoung 		Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Picture Made for Television The Ron Clark Story Nominated
Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television Randa Haines Nominated
Family Film Awards Best TV Movie/Drama Howard Burkons
Brenda Friend 		Won
Gold Derby Awards TV movie/Mini Lead Actor Matthew Perry Won
TV movie/Mini Lead Actor of the Decade Matthew Perry Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Matthew Perry Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing in Music for Television – Long Form Joanie Diener Nominated
NAMIC Vision Awards Best Actor – Drama Ernie Hudson Nominated
OFTA Television Awards Best Motion Picture The Ron Clark Story Nominated
Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Matthew Perry Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Made for Television Movie The Ron Clark Story Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Matthew Perry Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Gary M. Zuckerbrod
Lonnie Maherman
Bonnie Finnegan
Rhonda Fisekci
Candice Elzinga 		Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Matthew Perry Nominated
Writers Guild of America Long Form — Original Max Enscoe
Annie DeYoung 		Nominated
Young Artist Awards Best Family Television Movie or Special The Ron Clark Story Won
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress Hannah Hodson Won
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor Brandon Mychal Smith Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor Micah Williams Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "10-Movie Kid's Pack V.3". Amazon. 2 August 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  2. ^ The Ron Clark Story, retrieved 2018-10-30
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